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A home newspaper dedicated to the service of Washington County and its 12,000 people. The Roanoke Beacon ******* and Washington County News ******* VOLUME XLVII—NUMBER 43 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Friday, October 23, 1936 Advertisers will find Beacon and News columns a latch-key to 1,100 Washington County homes. ESTABLISHED 1889 STATE CHAIRMAN RULES J. C. SWAIN COUNTY LEADER Letter From Winborne In dicates Matter Closed; Gives Reasons Below is a letter to J. C. Swain and W. M. Darden from J. Wallace Winborne, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, which sets forth the state's concep tion of the controversy and which ends it as far as they are concerned. “When in Ahoskie Mr. John W. Darden talked to me about the chair manship of Washington County. I asked him to write me the facts. I have carefully gone over his letter and analyzed the facts. “The Democratic plan of organi zation provides for a precinct execu tive committee of five Democrats to be elected by the Democratic voters at an authorized meeting and that in case the precinct fails to elect its executive committee for a period of 30 days, the county executive com mittee shall appoint a committee from the Democratic voters of the precinct. “Judge Darden, after referring to Skinnersville Precinct says: ‘It ap pears that this precinct did not hold its regular meeting for the purpose of electing its delegates and com mitteemen. Just a while before, and on the same day of the convention, a few of the voters got together and named a committee, and they in turn electer a chairman. That was Wal ter W. White.’ This procedure was not in keep ing with the plan of organization, and the selection of the precinct committee in this manner was with out authority and a nullity, and any vote cast by him as chairman of the precinct committee was of no effect. “Now, as to the status of Mr. J. C. Swain: An appeal was considered by the state committee on appeals, and a report was made by the com mittee to and adopted by the State Convention. That report was to the effect that no new committee had been elected in the Skinnersville precinct and that, therefore, the old committee held over and that the chairman of the old committee was entitled to vote as a member of the county executive committee and that Mr. W. M. Darden had not been elected in accordance with the plan of organization. “A meeting of the county execu tive committee was ordered to be held on a date named for the elec tion of a county chairman. It is my understanding that the committee met pursuant thereto and elected one who declined to serve and that later the committee met and elected Mr. J. C. Swain. “On these facts, as I understand them from Mr. Darden’s letter, I have no decision to make. The mat ter was settled by the county execu tive committe in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the re port on the committee on appeals, which was adopted and approved by the state convention. “Therefore, I, as chairman, have no choice to do otherwise than to recognize Mr. J. C. Swain, who was elected chairman in accordance with the action of the state convention, the same convention that elected the committee that elected me. “I wish you gentlemen to under stand that I have only one desire and that is to do my duty as I see it. This I do, and I sincerely trust that the matter may be closed by all hands joining together and working with 'Mr. J. C. Swain for the elec tion of the entire Democratic ticket from president to township consta ble.” Roper Class Will Sponsor Carnival The junior class of Roper High School will sponsor a Hallowe’en Carnival Friday, October 30, at 7:30 p. m. There will be a fish pond, main show, fortune telling, house of ter ror and many other features. Plen ty of eats. The public is urged to attend. -<*, Parents-Teacliers Of Roper To Meet —•— The Roper Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet Tuesday evening, October 27, at 8 o’clock at the Roper High School. The subject of the pro gram is “Character Training in the Home.” Interesting songs, papers, and a playlet are being prepared by the dramatics class. Everyone is urged to come. Vigorous Campaign Is Under Way in County About Town “Yes, sir,” said Arthur Vail, “I have walked many miles in my day. Back when I was a youngster I plowed ’til you couldn’t see ’til you couldn’t see (meaning, of course, from before dawn until after dark). That old mule would bray at 4:30 for breakfast and at 11:30 for din ner. She would never miss it more than 10 minutes.” Mrs. Pittman Fisher, of Whiteville visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Winesette, here during last week end. Mrs. Fisher is bookkeeper for the News-Reporter in Whiteville, with which she has been connected eight years. Returning with them was Linda Winesette, her sister, ac complished 4-year-old acrobatic, tap and maybe toe dancer, who was seen on the stage here at the WPA Lit tle Theatre project play last Friday night. “Fires probably destroy more forest game and fish, directly and indirectly, than guns of all the hunt ers and hooks of all the anglers,” said S. F. Darden, forest fire warden of Washington County, in summariz ing the toll levied on wild life by forest fires, 90 per cent of which are caused by users of the wood lands and are largely preventable. Miss Edith Edmondson, of Plym outh, is among the 125 members of the college vested choir at the Wo man’s College of the University of North Carolina. The chair is di rected by George M. Thompson, of the faculty of the school of music, and sings regularly at chapel pro (Continued on page four) Roper 4-H Club Elects Officers —•— New officers were elected in the Roper 4-H clubs at their last meet ing. Junior-Senior club officers are as follows: President, Lila Davenport; vice president, Margaret Phelps; secretary and treasurer, Sara Leary; chairman of program committee, Martha Westray; assistant chairman program committee, Margie White. Freshman-Sophomore Club offi cers: President, Eva Chesson; vice president, Virginia Tarkenton; sec retary, Virginia Spruill; chairman of program committee, Elsie Knowles; assistant, Doris Mae Lewis. These girls chosen to be leaders of to make the clubs the best yet. Nat Meekins Speaks To Democrats Here —— J. C. (Nat) Meekins, of Columbia, was the principal speaker at a meet ing of the major faction of the Dem ocratic party here Wednesday eve ning under the leadership of M. W. Darden. His pseech lauded the na tional state, and county leaders of the party. The candidates of the party were recognized and applauded. About 50 attended. -® Board Postpones Meeting for Week —2— i The Washington County Commis sioners will not hold their monthly meeting on the first Monday in No vember, as is the custom, but they have postponed this meeting until i the second Monday, it was an nounced here today by Frank L. Brinkley, commissioner. No reason was given, but it is be lieved that the commissioners are( spending their time in campaigning. Hallowe’en Program At Cherry on 28th —■»— There will be a Hallowe’en pro gram ai Cherry school Wednesday, October 28. The public is cordially invited. Each teacher is contribut ing to the program, and in addition there will be some string music and singing by local talent. There will be a small admission charge. After the program there will be a supper served. The proceeds will be used in paying for the school piano. Both Democrats and Republicans Getting Set for November 3 Speeches Eve/y Night Dur ing Next 11 Days Being Planned by Democrats Politicians are beating the bushes in Washington County 11 days be fore the November 3 general elec tion as they bear down in their cam paign for ballots. Democrats are confident of victory but are waging a vigorous campaign while the Republicans are extending themselves to demonstrate to the enemy that they aer in the fight to the last. Speeches are in order and the campaigners are doing personal canvassing. The adherents symbolized by the donkey will have speeches nearly every night during the next 11 days, excluding Sundays, while the op position will have some speeches but are confining most of their activi ties to personal work among their friends. Here is the way the slate will look when a voter calls for his ballot for Washington County: State Senator: William B. Rodman jr., and R. L. Coburn, Democrats. No opposition. House of Representatives: Harry Stell, Democrat; and J. Richard Carr Republican (Mr. Stell defeated Mr. Carr for this office in 1934). Sheriff J. K. Reid, Democrat; and W. Dewey Phelps, Republican. Recorder Judge: John W. Darden. Democrat, and T. W. Snell, Repub lican (Mr. Darden has defeated Mr. Snell once before for this office). Register of Deeds: Mary Smith Cahoon, Democrat; and Aubrey D. Ange, Republican. Treasurer: S. D. Davis, Democrat; and H. A. (Chubby) Liberman, Re publican. Coroner: W. H. (Jack) Peal, Dem ocrat; and W. W. Robertson, Repub lican. Surveyor: A. R. Hooker, Demo crat; and W. W. Ange, Republican. County Commissioners: District No. 1 (Plymouth); Frank L. Brinkley, Democrat; and George W. Sitterson, Republican. District No. 2 (Lees Mills): J. M. Clagon, Democrat; and Arthur Phelps, Republican. District No. 3 (Creswell): E. F. Swain, Democrat; and J. Dewitte Davenport, Republican. -$ Mrs. Gladys Hartung Named Worker for WPA Survey Blind -9 Records of All People With Defective Sight Sought In This County I Anonuncement was made today of the appointment of Mrs. Gladys Hartung as survey worker for Wash ington County in the WPA survey of the blind in North Carolina. This organization is making rapid progress in WPA District No. 2, ac cording to Mrs. Grace G. Whitehurst of New Bern, district supervisor of the survey, and the project should be concluded by October 31, she re ported in appointing Mrs. Hartung. Federal funds in the sum of $14, 484 were allotted for this work in the state, which is being sponsored by the North Carolina Commission for the Blind. Dr. Roma S. Cheek, executive secretary of the commis sion, is supervising the project and W. C. Smithson is directing field op erations and tabulations. The study will assemble in unit form all records of persons with de fective sight which are on file in the various public and private agencies within the counties. From these records follow-up work may be con tinued by rehabilitation workers for the blind commission. Those who have defective sight or who are in any way suffering from eye trouble that will mean blindness in the near future should communi cate as early as possible with Mrs. Hartung in Plymouth. It may be that something can be done to help through these Federal or state agen cies. However, this work at the pres ent is mainly for the purpose of learning of those in the various com munities who have defective eyes. So anyone in this county who knows of a friend or neighbor who has de fective eyesight, whether young or LEASE BUILDING FOR POST OFFICE NEXT TWO YE ARS P. W. Brinkley Submits On ly Bid; Town in Line for Federal Building -» Only one party entered a bid for leasing to the government of a build ing in Plymouth for a post office, and this was P. W. Brinkley, in whose building the office is now lo cated. At first a number inquired when the word went out that the govern ment would lease a building for 10 years, but later, when this was re duced to two years, only Mr. Brink ley formally entered a bid. The others did not feel justified in in vesting over $3,000 in fixtures and equipment. Plymouth now stands fourth in line in the first congressional district for a Federal building to be located here. Ahead of this place are Ahos kie, Farmville, and possibly William ston. The government did not want to sign a long-time lease for a build ing, as the town may get a Federal structure before the lease expires. The government will purchase a site at a reasonable price whenever it gets ready to build. Vacant lots in the business district are few. However, the Hampton lots on Wa ter Street next to the Coca-Cola Bottling Works are good sites and there are others. No one could guess anyways near the time when the other three places would be satisfied so that Plymouth could come in for its share, but it is known that some who are in a po sition to know these matters believe that it will be some time within Roosevelt’s next administration. A survey has been made here by post office officials. This included the amount of business done, pos sibility of securing a site and the amount that could be saved on rent al expense if a permanent Federal post office building was located here. Congressman Lindsay Warren, who helped in the matter, announced some time ago that this would be done after he took the matter of a Federal building here up with the proper officials, who had a survey made and reported to him. Three Cases Tried In Recorders Court Here Last Tuesday •.— Eleventh Driver’s License Revoked Since Law Be came Effective Revocation of the driver’s license of Harvey Gibbs in recorder’s court Tuesday by Recorder John W. Dar den marked the eleventh similar ac tion that has been taken in the court here since the license law has been in effect in this State. Gibbs, 33, white farmer, appealed from the sentence of 6 months on the roads that was suspended upon the payment of the minimum $50 fine and costs imposed by Recorder Darden. Bond was fixed at $200. Deputy Sheriff W. D. Peal signed the warrant charging him with driv ing while drunk. The defendant was in court on September 8 with the same charge against him, but Seaton Van Horn, jr., who was at that time the prose cuting witness, wouid net uphold the charges. Clyde Craddock, 32, white, charg ed with carrying concealed weapons and being drunk and disorderly on the streets of Creswell, will face the charges next Tuesday, as the case was postponed. Joe Hardison, who was charged with driving while drunk, was called but failed to answer to his name and a capias was to be issued for him. Planning lor Two Democratic Rallies Two speakers have been secured for appearances before Democratic audiences here by J. C. Swain, who is recognized as chairman by the State organization. Luther Hamilton, Morehead City, veteran legislator and campaigner,; will speak at Cherry in the school! building on Friday night, October! 23, at 8 p. m. R. L. McMillan, of Raleigh, prom inent organizer of the World War Veterans for Democracy, will speak at Roper school building Tuesday night, October 27, 8 p. m. old, white or colored, should com municate with Mrs. Hartung. Trade-in-Plymouth Campaign Is Being Sponsored By Merchants Here; New Car and Cash Prizes ARMY ENGINEERS Will REPORT ON BRIDGE DEC. 15TH Highway Commission Plans To Let Contract Before Assembly Convenes No reply as to their findings is ex pected by the North Carolina High way and Public Works Commission until December 15 from the United States Army engineers, who held a hearing on the effect a vehicular bridge across Albemarle Sound would have on navigation in Eden ton the other day. L. R. Foreman, of Elizabeth City, who is interested in a towing con cern, was the chief opponent to the proposition. His opposition was based to a large extent on the clear ance of the bridge, alleging that it would impede water traffic of barges This delays the building or the starting of the huge structure for several months more. If haste is not made, or if something permanent is not done about allocating the money for this purpose so that the legisla ture cannot divert it, this money may be used for other purposes. Governor Ehringhaus is friendly to the building of the bridge, and while he is at the helm can handle the highway commission, but it is not known just what obstructions can be placed in the way of the bridge or what pressure can be brought on the commission after the governor steps out January 1. Those who have opposed the bridge from this end are now trou bled lest the entire project fails. Other sections wanting roads and gasping that this is too much ex pense for one bridge may in some way use influence or subterfuge in defeating the project. However, the changing of chief ex ecutives of the state may not mean much, as Clyde R. Hoey, who is ex pected to be the next governor, will continue the policies of Mr. Ehring haus and may—he may not—use his influence against the project. What the legislature may do, or try to do, to either defeat or delay the project cannot be known cer tainly here today. County Fishermen Favor Organization Fishermen of Washington County did not know what the plans were but expressed themselves as being in favor of the reorganization of the Albemarle Fishermen’s Association, with memberships being held in Chowan, Bertie, Washington and Tyrrell Counties. E. S. Askew, of Raleigh, public re lations counsel of the WPA, has been in this section feeling out the opinion of fishermen on certain meas ures proposed in order to revive the shad fishing industry and to get their suggestions to what had best be done Cars Collide Near Here Wednesday It is understood that a warrant w as to have been issued today for Don G. Davis, jeweler, as the result of a wreck on the highway on the suburbs of town Wednesday night. The cars of Mr. Davis and that of Goliath Blount, negro, were in col lision. A woman in the car of Blount sustained a broken knee cap. Other occupants of the cars were injured slightly. Both cars were damaged badly. Coastal Plain Fair To Begin Monday “The Coastal Plain Fair at Tar boro next week will be the biggest ever held,” declared M. W. Haynes, advertising manager, who was here a few days ago in the interest of the association. Agricultural ex hibit premiums have been increased, and the midway will be among the largest playing a fair in Eastern Carolina this season. Many people from this county at tend the Costal Plain exhibits, and large crowds are expected during the week. ! LIBRARY iVEWS I v Mrs. Beam Blount has kindly writ ten reviews of the following books, while many others are waiting in the library to give you many hours of profitable, pleasant entertainment (Don’t forget library hours from 3:30 to 5 Saturday afternoons and be sure to give your name in favor of the child you wish to win a prize): “DRUMS ALONG THE MO HAWK” is a fine book. It gives a new slant to Revolutionary fiction. It is a story of the first settlers of the Mohawk Valley. These valley settlers with their stockades were far beyond the aid of Congress. They were at the mercy of the Tories and Indians, who were continually de scending on them from Canada, “like a wolf on the fold,” and would kill and scalp men, women and children, burn everything in sight, destroy the crops and rush back to the shelter of the pathless forests before a shot could be fired at them. They nat urally beat no drums, but the militia marched up and down the valley beating their drums furiously. “THE AMERICAN FLAGGS” is on the order of “The White Oaks of Jalna. The Flaggs are a bigger and a beter family, being an Ameri can family, than the Jalna family, according to Mrs. Norris. Moreover | nearly all the men and boys are named Tom, which is slightly con fusing but very American. You can always read Mrs. Norris, if she is getting shopworn, as it were. “THE GREEN MURDER CASE,” though not strictly new, is an excel lent mystery story. The author, S. S. Candine, hangs around to watch his friend, Philo Vance, solve the mystery, brilliantly and scientifical-1 ly. But you could never guess the solution. Never in this world. It I is a sealed package from all but I Philo Vance. TO URGE LEVYING; OF LICENSE TAX* ON ALL PEDDLERS1 -» Committee of Merchants Will Confer With City Council A committee from the Plymouth Merchants Association will meet with the city council on the first Monday night in November asking that a license be charged foreign and local peddlers who vend their wares on the streets in house-to-house can vasses. The merchants declare that they are imposed upon by people from the inside and outside of town, who pay no town or county tax but who come into the town and work from house to house selling cosmetics, rugs, furniture, hardware, groceries and other such commodities. They know that a state license is collected and that probably the coun ty gets some revenue, but seldom is it the case that the Town of Plym outh gets any money from these trav eling peddlers or local peddlers who have the same opportunity that they have to sell and still they pay tax. no It is said that World War veterans have a special privilege granted them and most of these peddlers can also produce these credentials. But this is not meant for those who the law exempts. Zeb Vance Norman, city attorney, will probably be ask ed to give some legal advice on this matter. This is not intended, nor is it to be construed that the merchants would make a single elfort to pre vent a person from the country, or town, either, selling any commodity that they grow or produce like a faimer, but they are anxious to pro-1 vent outside peddling. Just what authority the law will give the city council to remedy this evil is not known, but it is exnect ed that it will all be brought out at the meeting in November. —-® Beaufort Farmers Report Damage To Hay Crops -- Beaufort County farmers report heavy losses of hay due to recent rains; however, the cotton crop is said to be the best ever grown in the county. Starts Saturday and J Continues Throu 1 Two-Month Period New Ford V-8 To Be Given Holder of Lucky Number On December 28th Cfq Business in Plymouth will increase weekly now until the first of the year, it was predicted today by ob servers, with the annoncement that $1,00 was being offered as induce ments to the customers in the trad ing area of this Washington County metropolis to do their trading at home. Some one will be the winner of a brand new, shiny, Ford V-8, straight from the show windows of the Plym outh Motor Company, Inc. The car will not be driven a mile until the owner steps into it—and it will be given to him or her by a generous group of merchants who are pooling their advertising funds to gladden their customers’ hearts. There will be no adding to the price of the merchandise. There will be no “cheap-skate” practices. Ev erything is on the level, and anyone may win either the grand prize or one of the seven weekly $25 cash prizes which will be awarded at a drawing held here each Wednesday afternoon, beginning November 4, at 3 o clock in front of the market on Water Street. All that is required is that a per son purchase from the large list of bargains that 54 merchants are of fering in the stores in Plymouth. Trade with any merchant you like, but demand that you get a ticket that entitles you to an equal chance to get the new automobile on De cember 28 as anyone else has. Remember last year when Mrs. Bryant Jordan was given $525 as the first prize? All she did was to purchase from her neighbors. Buy merchandise that she can see and merchandise from her neighbors and merchandise as good and as cheap as any that can be purchased. She helped her merchants, helped her town and helped herself. 3 Lunch Rooms and Recreation Projects In County Approved —$— Roper, Creswell, Plymouth Are Towns To Be Benefited Lunch rooms and recreational projects in three communities in Washington County have been ap proved, it was announced today by Mrs. W. C. Brewer, WPA sewing room supervisor. Children in the schools in Roper and Creswell will be enabled to pur chase a lunch at the school build ings. This will be true for the pri mary school in Plymouth, but no ef fort will be made to induce students from the Plymouth High School building, where Mrs. D. A. Hurley operates a lunch room. These lunches will be served at a small cost, with 5 cents being charg ed for soup. Sandwiches will also be sold. It will be so arranged and operated that for a dime a child can purchase a substantial lunch. This is expected to eliminate to some ex tent the old-time lunch box and re place it with warm, nourishing and well-balanced lunches. There will be three employed at Roper, three in Creswell and four in Plymouth. Women from ‘he WPA sewing rooms will be employed. The lunch project is likely to start a bout November 1. Lunch will be served in the courthouse basement to the public on election day to be used in “place of the other stimu lants” that are commonly used at that time. The recreational projects will in clude pre-school classes and super vised play after school hours. This will be run in the three schools. It may be that some arrangement can be made to extend the lunch and rec reational projects to include Cherry school. But this is not definite. The election lunch, and the profits derived from the lunches served in the schools will be devoted to the purchase of more and better equip ment and dishes to be used in the projects for which they are intend ed.
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